About the Participants

  • James Cuno, co-convenorPresident and CEOJ. Paul Getty Trust
  • Thomas G. Weiss, co-convenorPresidential Professor of Political ScienceCUNY Graduate Center

  • Simon AdamsExecutive DirectorGlobal Centre for the Responsibility to Protect
  • Irina BokovaDirector-GeneralUNESCO (2009–17)
  • Mounir BouchenakiAdviser, UNESCO
    Adviser, Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities
  • Hartwig FischerDirectorBritish Museum
  • Helen FroweProfessor of Practical Philosophy
    Wallenberg Academy Fellow, Stockholm University
    Director, Stockholm Centre for the Ethics of War and Peace, Stockholm University
  • Benjamin IsakhanAssociate Professor of Politics and Policy StudiesDeakin University
  • Edward C. LuckArnold A. Salzman Professor of Professional Practice in International and Public AffairsColumbia University
  • Derek MatraversProfessor of Philosophy
    The Open University
    Senior Member, Darwin College, Cambridge
  • Lynn MeskellShirley and Leonard Ely Professor of Humanities and Sciences, Department of AnthropologyStanford University
  • Mary MillerDirectorGetty Research Institute
  • Luis MonrealDirector-GeneralAga Khan Trust for Culture
  • Timothy PottsDirectorJ. Paul Getty Museum
  • Scott SaganCaroline S. G. Munro Professor of Political Science
    Mimi and Peter Haas University Fellow in Undergraduate Education
    Senior Fellow, Center for International Security and Cooperation
    Freeman-Spogli Institute for International Studies
    Stanford University
  • Ismail SerageldinEmeritus Librarian of Alexandria, Library of Alexandria
    Adviser to the Egyptian prime minister in matters concerning culture, science, and museums
  • Kavita SinghProfessorJawaharlal Nehru University
  • Jennifer WelshCanada 150 Research Chair in Global Governance and Security
    Director, Centre for International Peace and Security Studies
    McGill University
  • Paul H. WiseRichard F. Behrman Professor of Child Health and Safety
    Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy
    Senior Fellow, Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, and the Center for International Security and Cooperation
    Freeman-Spogli Institute for International Studies
    Stanford University